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(43) Date of publication: 21.08.2019 Bulletin 2019/34 (21) Application number: 17787721.4 (22) Date of filing: 03.10.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 5/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/054885 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/071230 (19.04.2018 Gazette 2018/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 12.10.2016 US 201615291286 (71) Applicant: Ethicon, Inc. Somerville, NJ 08876 (US)	(72) Inventors: ROUSSEAU, Robert Anthony Somerville, New Jersey 08876 (US) WEADOCK, Kevin Shaun Somerville, New Jersey 08876 (US) (74) Representative: Tunstall, Christopher Stephen  Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA London WC1B 5HA (GB)